1. Sell Ad Space

This is the strategy that most bloggers start with when looking to monetize their blog. However, always keep in mind that you’re not limited to selling banner ad spots on your blog. Consider other areas you could rent out on your blog like space on your pop-up box, social media headers, the “P.S.” on your email newsletters and other similar content.

2. Write Sponsored Posts

As you build up your blog, expect to receive multiple sponsored post requests each day. These native ads can be a highly effective way for businesses to reach your audience in the safest mode and it can be a highly effective way for you to make money online. Just make sure that you posts are actually catchy and relevant to your audience, and that you transparently disclose the sponsored nature of the post.

3. Host Webinars

While many businesses use webinars these days to generate leads, hosting paid webinars is also an option. Just make sure you’re providing exceptional services to stand alone in the crowd of so many free webinars out there. You should offer something pretty cool and new if you want to charge for it.

4. Host Sponsored Contests Or Giveaways

Approach business houses or entrepreneurs in your domain and offer to host a giveaway or contest on your blog or on social media. This can increase awareness of their business among your followers; and when done correctly, can also generate potential leads for their business.

5. Sponsored Social Content

Give businesses some airtime on your social media platforms like Facebook page, or post sponsored tweets or Instagram pics. These are really quick and easy to post, and you can charge anywhere from $25-$500 per post depending on the size of your audience.

6. Premium Gated Content

Premium content can mean any type of content you charge for – an ebook, whitepaper, downloadable guide, etc. But what we are referring to here is pay-gated content. Basically you just put some awesome content up behind a paywall, which means visitors pay to access it. You can get your own paywall set up in 10 minutes or less using a plugin like MemberPress or Paid Memberships Pro.

7. Sell Templates

A good template can save your audience time and money. Templates can work in almost any niche: Business – new client contract template; Fitness – 30-day workout template; Health – 3 month diet plan template, etc.

8. Site sponsorship

Some advertisers don’t want, just to have a banner ad or sponsored post; they want the full package deal. A site sponsorship is where an advertiser basically has full reign of your site. This could mean they get banner ads, mentions in your pop-up, their logo in your blog banner, etc.